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1
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Who controlled the SS

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Himmler

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2
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Who were the SD

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intelligence gathering offshoot of the SS

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3
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Who was Minister-President of the Gestapo

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Goering

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4
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When was the Gestapo extended to cover all of Germany

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1933

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5
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How did Himmler become head of police

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  • Night of the Long Knives reduced SA powers
  • Exploited rivalry between Goering and Frick
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6
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What happened to the police in 1936

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SS, SD and Gestapo placed under command of Himmler

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7
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What was set up in 1939 and what did it achieve

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Reich Security Department Headquarters which placed all party/ state police under one organisation supervised by SS

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8
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How did membership of the SS differ in 1933 to 1929

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1929- 250
1933- 52,000

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9
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When was the SS formed

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1925

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10
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What were key values of the SS

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loyalty/ honour

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11
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When were extermination camps established in occupied countries

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1942

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12
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How many temporary camps were set up in early months

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70

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13
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By 1934, how many prisoners were there in concentration camps compared to the year before

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1/4

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14
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When did all concentration camps come under SS control

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1934

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15
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when/what was the SD set up as

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1931- set up to investigate claims the party had been infiltrated by its political enemies

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16
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how many members did the SD have by 1939

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50,000

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17
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how many officers did the Gestapo have in 1939

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20,000

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18
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what % of work depended on info supplied by informers

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50-80%

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19
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How did the Gestapo extract information from informants when they were reluctant to give up information

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torture

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20
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how was the justice system ‘coordinated’

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i) Front of German Law in April 1933 made clear to judges/lawyers their careers depend on doing regime’s biding
ii) courts set up with no juries and defendants had no rights to appeal sentences

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21
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By the start of war how many officials coordinated info in Gestapo

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3000

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22
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How did the Nazis use terror and surveillance

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  • civil rights lost
  • courts increasingly made to deliver judgements to uphold regime
  • ‘atmosphere of fear’- those who were prepared to question must have known their actions were futile gestures which would end in personal sacrifice
  • SS appealed as instrument to protect
  • Gestapo used cooperation of many ordinary citizens
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23
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What happened when SPD activists campaigned for election campaign in March 1933

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SA violence

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24
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Where did SPD send propaganda pamphlets

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Czechoslovakia

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25
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What was a Sopade

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reports produced by agents of the SPD to inform exiled Party leadership about situation in Germany

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26
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What % of KPD membership was killed in 1933

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10%

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27
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How did the KPD rebel

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set up new newspapers- all broken up by Gestapo

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28
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How many strikes were recorded in 1937

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250

29
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how many of the 25,000 workers who participated in strikes in 1935 spent time in prison

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4000

30
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by the end of 1937, how many protestant pastors had been arrested

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700

31
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When/what was the only time to Catholic Church placed itself at conflict with the regime

A

1937- Pope issued papal encyclical ‘With Burining Grief’ condemned Nazi hatred against Church

32
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What were activities members of the Hitler Youth and League of German Maidens had to partake in

A
  • compulsory gymnastic sessions on Wednesday evenings
  • all day hikes on Sundays
  • endless military drilling
33
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what was ‘Gleichschaltung’ based on

A

premise individuals should have no independent activity

34
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Which youth group in particular was more explicitly critical of Nazis

A

‘Eidelweiss Piraten’

35
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What was a crucial centre of opposition to the regime

A

‘Abwehr’ (military intelligence office)

36
Q

When did Hitler reintroduce conscription

A

March 1935

37
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How much did conscription increase army numbers

A

550,000

38
Q

Which two military generals expressed doubts to Hitler and what happened to them

A

Blomberg/ Fritsch- purged from army leadership

39
Q

What caused who to plan a military coup

A

Hitler preparing to invade Czechoslovakia (Br and Fr would oppose) caused Head of Army General Staff Beck

40
Q

When/ what/ who planned to assassinate Hitler

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8 Nov 1939- Georg Elser bombed a speech- Hitler left 3 mins early

41
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How many SS members were there by1939

A

240,000

42
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In Jan 1933, how many privately owned newspapers were there

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4700

43
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What was the Nazi publishing house called

A

Eher Verlag

44
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How many daily newspapers did Eher Verlag own and what was the circulation of these per day

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27 newspapers, 2.4 million per day

45
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By 1939, how much of German press did Eher Verlag own

A

2/3

46
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Who controlled information supplied to the news agencies

A

Deutches Narchrichtenburo

47
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What did the Editors’ Law of October 1933 do

A

made newspaper content responsibility of editor who had to satisfy requirements of Propaganda ministry

48
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How many broadcasts did Hitler make in 1933 on his speeches

A

50

49
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How did the % of households owned a radio in 1932 compared to 1939

A

1932- 25%
1939- 70%

50
Q

What was ‘People’s receiver’ and what was it linked to

A

Volksempfanger- linked to mass production and selling of cheap radio sets

51
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When were all radio stations brought under central control of who

A

April 1934- Reich Radio Company

52
Q

Who was responsible for approving every film after 1933

A

Goebbels

53
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How many films were produced between 1933-1945 and what % of these were political

A

1000- 14%

54
Q

Who created the Heil Hitler salute

A

Goebbels

55
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What happened at marches

A

uniforms/medals worn, carried banners, sung party songs

56
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How were households expected to show support for national parades

A

hanging out swastika flags

56
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How many people attended the 1937 national rally

A

100,000

57
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What was ‘Olympia’

A

a 4 hour film financed by the Nazis

58
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How many of Germany’s music writers left Germany between 1933-1945

A

2500

59
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When did a group of Nazi students and SA members burn books and how many books did they burn

A

6th May 1933- 20,000

59
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What were the two contrasting art exhibitions in July 1937

A

‘Degenerate Art’ and ‘Great German Art’

60
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What books were typically burnt

A

books about family planning, jews or marxists

61
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What was the Hitler Myth

A

Hitler presented as ‘man of the people’ symbolising unity of Nazi party and people

62
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How was Hitler presented and how was Hitler in reality

A

Presented:
-tough/hardworking
-political genius who mastered Germany’s problems
-Dynamic/forceful
-Simplistic in lifestyle
-Guardian of true morality

Reality
-Surrounded by officials who competed to gain his attention
-Stayed up late, watching films, getting up at midday

63
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What did Goebbels claim was his greatest achievement and when

A

1941- creation of Hitler Myth

64
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What was the Waffen SS

A

military wing of the SS

65
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Who led the SD

A

Reinhard Heydrich

66
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What was the Aryan Paragraph

A

Those not of Aryan birth couldn’t enter the civil service or Protestant Evangelical Church

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